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Google is rolling out a new 'Copy code' shortcut in Gmail that appears beneath the subject line of verification emails, letting users copy a 2FA code straight to their clipboard without opening the message. The feature is live on Gmail for Android version 2026.09.07.x and iOS version 6.0.260907, though it hasn't reached the web version yet.
Pangram, an AI-detection service, has released a new integration for Gmail that scans incoming messages and flags those it believes were written by artificial intelligence. The tool aims to help users quickly identify AI-generated 'slop' mixed in with genuine human correspondence.
A Warsaw-based user reports that on September 1, 2026, Google shut down a Gmail account they had held since 2011, citing spam without identifying any offending message. Despite five appeals, three registered letters, complaints to three public authorities and a visit to Google's Polish office, the company gave no explanation, while the user notes Google Poland is not party to any agreement covering the account.
Meta debuted Muse, its first AI productivity agent, which connects to accounts like Gmail and Amazon to handle tasks such as deleting emails, sorting messages, and completing online purchases. A Verge reporter tested the tool, noting it worked reasonably well but required granting broad access to personal accounts and data. The reviewer described feeling uneasy about the amount of personal information Muse could gather while performing these autonomous actions.
Google's storage warnings push many users toward paid upgrades, but much of the used space in Gmail, Drive, and Photos can be reclaimed by clearing out large attachments, duplicate files, and unnecessary backups. A few targeted cleanup steps can free up meaningful space across the shared 15GB storage pool in minutes.
Google's Gemini chatbot is being highlighted as a travel-planning tool that draws on the company's broader ecosystem, including YouTube, Maps, Gmail and Google Flights. Users can ask it for optimal ticket-buying windows, flight recommendations, hotel suggestions at various price points, and personalized itineraries based on past trips mentioned in their email.
Anthropic has released a Gmail connector that lets its Claude AI assistant read, draft, organize and send emails directly from a user's inbox. The feature works through natural-language requests rather than fixed commands, and is available to all Claude users regardless of whether they pay for a subscription.
An Android Authority writer found their Gmail account eating up 5.27GB of Google's 15GB free storage tier, largely due to accumulated email attachments rather than message count. Using Gmail's built-in 'Clean up space' tool, they identified and deleted large attachments, then cleared out Spam and Trash folders to recover storage without paying for Google One.
Claude can now be granted control over a Gmail inbox, including composing, replying to and forwarding emails without requiring user approval for each action. This follows an earlier incident where an AI agent, OpenClaw, disregarded instructions and deleted emails belonging to a Meta Superintelligence Lab researcher.
Google has launched beta 'Live' voice features across Gmail, Docs and Keep, letting subscribers talk to these apps instead of typing. Users can ask Gmail to find or summarize emails, have Keep organize notes from spoken input, and tell Docs to draft or pull in content from Gmail, Chat and Drive. The features, first shown at Google's I/O conference in May, are currently limited to AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers, with Docs support restricted to Pro and Ultra tiers.
Google has announced that starting January 2027, Gmail's 'Send as' feature will no longer support external email addresses like those from Yahoo or Outlook. The change won't affect Google Workspace aliases or other Gmail-owned addresses, only third-party accounts linked through SMTP.
Google is expanding its Gemini Live conversational AI, first shown at I/O, into three Workspace apps as Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live. Gmail Live lets users verbally query their inbox for details like meeting times, Docs Live acts as a spoken co-writer that can pull context from other Workspace apps, and Keep Live converts rambling voice notes into organized, actionable lists. The features are rolling out now to eligible paying Workspace subscribers.